Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1887-11-03
TO PROTEST AGAINST PART1-
TON.

TO PROTEST AGAINST PART1-
TON.
A letter has been received here from
Mr.. Bennett, chairman Of the republican
and Anti-Mormon Territory Central
Committee, stating that Hon. George
Ainslie, Chairman Of the Democratic
Territorial Central Committee, proposes
. joint meeting Of both committees to
protest against any segregation or annex.
alton Of Idaho, or any portion of it; and
he intimates that he would like to ascer-
tain the feeling here on the subject.
We do not believe that any lengthy
canvass on this subject is necessary.
The people desire Idaho to remain Intact;
shey have always desired her to so re-
mails. But, if North Idaho should be
segregated and attached to either Mon
tana or Washington, the people Of Wood
river would not then wish to remain in
the territorial condition, and would vel
come annexation to either Nevada or
Oregon.
Asa joint protest irrespective Of party
affiliations, will do no harm, there can be
no objections to the holding of the pro-
posed meeting Wood River Times.
1t is useless to discuss fully what has
taken place in the past further than to
chow that, SO far as the North is con.
ccrned, We have been persistent in our
endcavors to be detached from that por.
tion of the territory South Of the Salmon
river range Of mountains and to be at
tached to Washington Territory, for
reasons We have boldly asserted for
twenty years past. We know that Mr..
Ainslie has been very unwilling that this
should take place; that he was so op-
posed while ne was delegate in congress
and did what he could to prevent this,
that he took tho stump ia the Southern
counties with anti.annexation as a text,
and stumped against Singiser, who took
annexation Of the North to Washington
as text, and Singiser won by 1900
majority 10 the Southern counties and as
many more in the Northern counties,
resulting in over 5000 majority in the
territory. The two political nominating
conventions, as thus ils...ffuCted by the
people, placed annexation Of tho North
to Washington in their platforms, aud
nominated their candidates, Singiser by
the republicans, and HALEY BY the dem
ocrats, both standing square in favor Of
the North going to Washington. HALEY
was elected owing to tho preponderauce
Of the democratic strength among the
people Of the territory, and HALEY went
to congress, and in pursuance Of these
instructions from the majority Of the
whole people Of the territory, iu cou
junction with the delegate from Wash.
ington Territory, also instructed by the
people Of his territory, prepared bill
for annsxing North Idaho to Washing.
ton and caused its passage in both houses
Of congress, by large majorities, after a
full discussion Of its merits. But Gov.
Stevenson, in full and we'll known viola.
'tios Of good faith, pledged BY the people
Of the South toward the North, sends a
telegram to the president, protesting
against his signing the bill; the reasons
he assigned, to the president, never have
been made public, 50 far as We know, all
We know it was an act Of bad faith to.
ward The Northern counties, and all We
can infer is to be found 10 the report Of
the governor to the Secretary Of the
Interior, where he desiguatss the people
Of the North, As governed BY jealousy
founded and fostered BY political hatred,
and expressing contempt for our rights
a. though We had no rish hts that the
president should respect. Ainslie never
had respect enough for rs to visit our
people when he canvasssd for the dele.
gateship, to learn our situation and rea-
sonable wants. The governor never
visited US. but in the capacity Of working
up secretly sentiment against anuexa.
ton. and in doing that he was not ready
and willing. when called upon, to discuss
the question openly with our people, but
merely expressed hope that We would
Be willing to remain with the South, as
much as to say that We had not sufficient
intelligence to discuss with him the
reasons for our dissent from his views.
Bennett, so far As We know, never step.
ped foot in North Idaho, but under.
took to tell US in telegram, lust on the
eve Of our last election, that HALEY wa.
opposing annexation in the South, in
order to defeat him and annexation in
the North, and that telegrsphed lie did
do much to defeat HALEY among the
republican anssxationists in Neg Perce
county. Bennett, a. republican, and
Ainslie, - democrat, as chairmen of